Supermassive Video games has introduced one other spherical of layoffs and has delayed its subsequent Darkish Footage recreation. In a statement shared on social media, Supermassive mentioned it is slicing workers in opposition to the backdrop of a “difficult and ever-evolving surroundings” within the online game trade.
“As we adapt our crew construction to raised align with these adjustments, we have needed to make the very troublesome resolution to start a redundancy session course of the place we anticipate shedding as much as 36 of our colleagues,” Supermassive mentioned. “This resolution was not taken flippantly, and we all know this will likely be an extremely troublesome time for everybody. Our absolute precedence will likely be to supply full help to these affected.”
The restructure has “no impression” on the making of Little Nightmares III, Supermassive mentioned, however the identical can’t be mentioned for Directive 8020, which is the most recent entry in Supermassive’s The Darkish Footage Anthology.
“We stay targeted on our upcoming tasks and have made the choice to maneuver the launch of Directive 8020 to the primary half of 2026,” Supermassive mentioned. “The response to the sport up to now has been unbelievable, and this extra time will assist us ship the easiest expertise for our followers. We’re deeply grateful for the persistence and help of our neighborhood.”
Supermassive Video games is owned by Nordisk Video games, which additionally owns Simply Trigger developer Avalanche Studios.
Supermassive Video games beforehand lower jobs in February 2024 with as much as 150 positions impacted. Quite a few online game firms have laid off workers in current occasions, together with Microsoft. The Xbox firm lately laid off workers, canceled video games, and closed at the least one studio outright.
Directive 8020 is a survival-horror recreation starring Lashana Lynch, who is thought for her roles within the James Bond film No Time To Die and within the MCU for enjoying Maria Rambeau.